Hosiery display device



July 23, 1957 v c. L. CRAFT Erm. 2,800,222

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MM5/ym@ ATTORNEYS July 23, 1957 c. CRAFT Erm. 2,800,222

HOSIERY DISPLAY DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 naz 50.

Filed Feb. 7. 1955 Y Y mvENToRs CHARLES [..CHAFT RA/VDL E. GHAFTSIDNEY/W. CRAFT ATTORNEY S BY M, www

United States PatentN O 2,800,222 VnoslERYj DISPLAY DEVICE Charles L.Craft, Randal R. Craft, and Sidney M. Craft, Jackson, Miss.

Application February 7, 1955, Serial No. 486,482 2 Claims. (Cl'.206-45.33)

Thisinvention relates to hosiery display devices, and in particular towallet size packages adapted to clearly display all Vcritical featuresof the hosiery contained therein.

A principal object of the invention is to provide an improved stand-updisplay package for hosiery, of novel shape and size adapted forconvenience'in packing, handling, display and automatic merchandising.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a package permittingthe welt, seam and sheer leg portions of womens hosiery to be readilyand simultaneously viewed through a transparent outer wrapper, effectinga display ofroutstandingsales appeal. p j

Another object is to provide in a hosiery display package a-uniquehosiery and sheet carrier unit, including means to maintain the unitAarrangement'and retain the stockings in place therein, proof againstinadvertent displacement. 'f

Other objects are to provide an .attractive and inexpensive displaydevice'in which hosiery may be readily packaged with minimum laborexpense, and in which the hosiery may be effectively sealed andprotected until purchased and used. Further objects of the inventionwill be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention and the novel features thereof may best be made clear fromthe following description and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of theinvention,containing a pair of womens hose;

Figure 2 is a sectional View, on enlarged scale, taken on the line 2-2of Figure l;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on enlarged scale, taken on a line 3 3 ofFigure l;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of a further embodiment of the invention,containing a pair of mens half hose or socks;

Figure S is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figures 6 to 9 are a series of views showing sequentially the manner offolding and assembling the hosierysheet carrier unit of the device, and,

Figure l0 is an exploded view of a complete device corresponding to thatof Figure 1, illustrating the assembly relationship of the partsthereof.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the preferred embodimentillustrated in Figures l, 2, 3 and 10 includes a rectangular open topbox or receptacle 20, Which may be constructed of cardboard or the like.The receptacle is relatively narrow and thin, and may be for examplefour inches wide and ten inches long, and three-eighths inch in depth.In the receptacle is positioned a hosierysheet carrier unit 21,comprising a pair of womens stockings 22, a sheet carrier 23, andsuitable fastening means such as the illustrated piece of transparent,pressure-sensitive tape 24, which engages the welt ends of the stockingsto the sheet carrier and maintains the unit relationship. An insidelabel overlies the upper end of the unit 21, and the open top of thereceptacle 20 is covered by a lCe transparent wrapper 26, whichpreferably encloses the entire device.

As best illustrated in Figures 6 to 9, the sheet carrier 23 correspondssubstantially in length to the interior of receptacle 20, but isapproximately twice as wide, corresponding in width approximately to thewidth of the welt ends of the stockings 22. The sheet 23 islongitudinally Vcreased at 27 intermediate its sides 28, to facilitatefolding along the crease line. To assemble the unit 21, a sheet23 may beplaced over the welt ends of a pair of stockings 22; the stockings beinglaid out flat as illustrated in Figure 6, with the upper edge 29 of thesheet in substantial coincidence with the upper edges 30 of thestockings. Y

. Thereafter, the lower portions of the stockings may be folded up andover the lower edge 31 of the sheet, as illustrated in Figure 7, andthen refolded so as to lie entirely within the confines of the sheet, asillustrated in Figure 8.' The sheet 23 may then be folded along itscrease 27 inwardly to enclose the lower portions of the stockingsbetween its sections, and the upper end of the assembly may be fixed inposition in some convenient manner, as by means of the tape 24.Preferably, the tapel 25 may be placed over the upper end of the unitbefore placement in the receptacle. As shown in Figures 3 and l0, theinside label 24 may be constructed of paper or light cardboard, foldedto comprise a front panel 32, end panel 33 and a short back panel 34. Aswill be clear, when the label is positioned over the upper end of theunit in the manner illustrated, the end and back panels thereof serveeffectively to retain the label front panel 32 in place.

If the stockings Z2 are seamless, it is relatively unimportant whichside of the unit 21 is uppermost in the receptacle 20. In either case,the welt and sheer leg portions of the stockings will be clearly visiblethrough the open top of the receptacle, permitting a customer to see ata glance the critical features thereof. Additionally, the color andshade of the hose are apparent, particularly if the sheet carrier 23 iswhite or light color, for contrast. If the stockings have seams, as afurther feature of the invention, the unit 21 may be placed in thereceptacle 20 with the seamed sides of the stockings uppermost, that iswith the stocking seams overlying the upper section of the sheet 23. Insuch case, the welt portions, sheer leg portions and seams of thestockings are all presented upwardly to the open top of the receptacle,whereby all three features may be readily and simultaneously viewed.Moreover, these features are displayed in a relatively narrow package, aconsequence of the longitudinal folding of the welt ends of thestockings.

With the unit 21 positioned in the receptacle 20 as described, and alsoan inside label 25 if such as desired, the open top of the receptaclemay be covered by a transparent wrapper 26, or the receptacle may beentirely enclosed by the transparent wrapper. An outside label may beprinted on or applied to that portion of the wrapper overlying the opentop of the receptacle, and the overlying wrapper portion may also beprovided, if desired, with a decorative border. The underside of thereceptacle maylin similar manner be provided with advertising materiaWhen the device has been completely assembled, the

tape 24 servesv to eiectively retain the upper portions` of thestockings adjacent the upper edge of the sheet carrier, so that thedisplayed stocking portions may not shp downwardly Within the package.The resultant device has un..

usual sales appeal, in that it presents for ready inspection allcritical features of the hose contained therein, and also provideseffective protection for the hose and convenient form for packing andhandling.

Another embodiment of the invention, suitable for the packaging anddisplay of mens half hose or socks, is il1ustrated in Figures 4 and 5.In this modification, a sheet carrier 23v of single thickness may beutilized, that is the sheet carrier may conform roughlyto the dimensionsof the receptacle 20, The sheet carrier preferably is provided with anoblique lower edge 35, and the upper portionsl of the socks 36 aredisposed above the sheet 23 in the manner illustrated, with the heelportions 37! thereof aligned with the lower'rcorner of the sheet. Theoblique lower edge 35of the sheet accordingly permits the toe portionsV38 ofthe socks to be folded under the sheet in general alignment withthe upper portions thereof. As in the case of the embodiment previouslydescribed, suitable fasteningmeans such as a small piece offtape 24 maybe employed to detachably engage the upper edges of the socks to thesheet 23', adjacent the upper edge thereof. As will be evident, in thisembodiment also the device is adapted to display through the transparentWrapper all critical features of the hose contained therein.

It will thus be seen that there has been provided by this invention astructure in which the various objects hereinbefore set forth, togetherwith many practical advantages, are successfully achieved. As variouspossible ernbodiments may be made of the mechanical features of theabove invention, all without departing from the scope thereof, it is tobe understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative, and not in alimiting sense.

We claim:

l. A hosiery display device comprising a rectangular open topreceptacle, a rectangular sheet carrier in said receptacle, said sheetbeing approximately the Width of the welt end of a stocking and twicethe width of said receptacle, said sheet being longitudinally foldedintermediate its sides into upper and lower sections, a pair ofstockings disposed with the upper portions thereof wrapped externallyabout said sheet, the welt ends of said stockings adjoining the upperend of said sheet, and the lower portions of said stockings'beingwrapped about the lower end of said sheet and folded between the upperand lower sections thereof, means engaging the welt ends of saidstockings to the upper end of said sheet, a label being folded over theupper end of said sheet carrier and stockings, and a transparent wrappercoveringgthe open top of said receptacle, through which the label andthe weltportions and adjoining portions of said stockings may be viewed,

2; The structure defined in claim 1 whereinsaid stockings are arranged:on said sheet with the seams Vof said stockings disposed over said uppersection of said sheet.

References Citedin the file of this patent Y UNITED STATES PATENTS2,020,829

